Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Years ago, there was a popular TV show named CHIPS. According to Wikipedia, the moniker stood for “California Highway Patrol,” and involved two highway patrolmen on motorcycles. The show ran for six years and 139 episodes, from 1977 to 1983. I remember enjoying it at the time. Fast forward… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Rott, Extension Educator As the season cools, box elder bugs begin to gather on warm spaces outside and inside our houses. I invariably receive many calls on how and when to control them. I am fortunate to have many knowledgeable colleagues in Extension.  This is what Marissa Schuh, Integrated Pest Management Educator,… Read More

Senior News By Diane Kittelson, Pope County Senior Services Consultant/Coordinator Hello, seniors. The Pope County TRIAD is inviting senior citizens to join us for Coffee with a Cop. Triad is a partnership of three organizations; Law Enforcement, Senior Citizens and Community Groups. It has benefits for both seniors and law enforcement. Law Enforcement assists seniors by… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Halloween is just around the corner. Time to purchase the candy treats every kid looks forward to when they ring my doorbell on October 31. Disappointed, suprised and even angry faces confront me if I try to pawn off fresh toothbrushes and a tiny tube of toothpaste or if… Read More

What’s on the Horizon for Public Health By Marcia Schroeder, RN, Horizon Public Health The words “safe and effective” have been used over and over in reference to COVID-19 as well as other routine vaccines. It struck me that people might be interested in knowing what the “vaccine world” means exactly when that phrase is used. First… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune The state’s voters, including those in Pope County have already begun voting early for the Nov. 8 general election. We haven’t checked in yet to see how many have voted early, but if this year is like a normal year, about 25% of the state’s… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone A lot of us can get pretty angry about news recently about Feeding Our Future and the 48 people charged (so far) in a massive fraud against the Federal government. In the case of Feeding our Future, people said they were feeding more children than they were and pocketed the… Read More

Republican solution to problem that doesn’t exist From Jim Thoreen, Glenwood So, the Minnesota Republican party offers to voters a candidate for Secretary of State who, according to the Minneapolis StarTribune (9/25/22) “…believes Minnesota should tighten its voting laws even in the absence of evidence of widespread voter fraud, saying ‘it’s just something we have… Read More

Guest Opinion October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), recognized and observed across Minnesota and the nation each year.  Each year, hundreds of DVAM activities are held to mourn those who lost their lives as a result of domestic violence, celebrate those who have survived and are thriving, and connect communities in their efforts to… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist My brave mother, who at 18 faced the Nazis who then occupied her country, when she was walking down the street with a bunch of illegal newspapers, became crippled by worry after she had children. It gradually got worse. When her favorite grandson, Erland, wrote to her that… Read More